I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching read more

I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are;
because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.
I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far;
for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.

Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is.
Suppose further, that only one star in a read more

Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is.
Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could
support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100
million planets that harbored life.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Even if you are the most evil of all sinners, you will cross over all
evil on the raft of read more

Even if you are the most evil of all sinners, you will cross over all
evil on the raft of knowledge. Just as a flaming fire reduces wood to
ashes Argina, so the fire of knowledge reduces all actions to ashes.

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.

Remember, the quality of your life is dependent upon the quality of the
life of your cells. If the bloodstream read more

Remember, the quality of your life is dependent upon the quality of the
life of your cells. If the bloodstream is filled with waste products, the
resulting environment does not promote a strong, vibrant, healthy cell
life-nor a biochemistry capable of creating a balanced emotional life for
an individual.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to read more

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact
measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born read more

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.

Guilt is the source of sorrows, the avenging fiend that follows us behind
with whips and stings.

Guilt is the source of sorrows, the avenging fiend that follows us behind
with whips and stings.